Statement on the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendation to include sustainability in the Guidelines
We the undersigned As nationally and internationally based movements and organisations concerned with securing a healthy, sustainable and resilient global food system, we urge you to support the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s recommendation to include sustainability in the Guidelines. We agree with the Committee that there should be clear advice for reduced consumption of animal products and more plant-based foods in the 2015 Guidelines. Scientific evidence is robust on the need for US (and other affluent country) diets to be lower in meat and higher in plant-based foods. …
